APK Extractor v1.0
APK · 4.8 MB · version code 1 · Android 4.1+ · uploaded Sep 7, 2025
- Same certificate as the other version checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v2.1.0, uploaded Sep 25, 2026 — about 1 year after this one.
- Size: this file is 4.8 MB; the latest is 8.8 MB (4 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 4.1+; the latest needs Android 5.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 9 more permissions: Access adservices ad id, Access adservices attribution, Access adservices topics, Foreground service data sync, Show notifications, See all installed apps, Request delete packages, Advertising ID….
- The latest version no longer asks for: View Wi-Fi connections, Get tasks, Read shared storage, Run at startup, Modify shared storage, Receive push notifications, Google Play install referrer.
File information
- Version
- v1.0 (1)
- Uploaded
- Sep 7, 2025
- Size
- 4.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.1+ (API 16)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 96c2b63b2fd4674725f41c8414f89bb0
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- A2:99:42:F0:90:16:63:F9:DC:D7:E4:21:34:71:87:12:55:8A:CE:3E
- Signed by
- CN=omar
- File name
- com-usefulapps-apkextractor-1-71627174-96c2b63b2fd4674725f41c8414f89bb0.apk
- Package
- com.usefulapps.apkextractor
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
Permissions (11)
This version requests 11 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “omar” Not the developer's name (“Go apps”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Sep 7, 2025
- Antivirus scan passed Sep 13, 2020
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (1 other version compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install APK Extractor on Android 4.1+
You'll need about 9.6 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (4.8 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-usefulapps-apkextractor-1-71627174-96c2b63b2fd4674725f41c8414f89bb0.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be 96c2b63b2fd4674725f41c8414f89bb0. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open APK Extractor — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 4.1+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.